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The power of saying less
A story about how being frugal with words works to your advantage. | learn more
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Power Moves: Lessons from Davos
This is an audio-only production full of interviews of powerful people who attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The topic is power, and how it’s changing nowadays due to the networked age we live in. Some of the […]
big ideas
Power prices go negative in Germany.
After decades of investment into renewable energy sources like wind and solar, the energy produced is having unexpected consequences. Energy prices are actually going negative at times because at times there’s more supply than demand. The missing link in grids […]
under the microscope
SynTouch gives machines the power to feel.
Alexa and Siri can hear you. The new iPhone X can see you. But tactile feedback to a machine is still not commercially available. “A company called SynTouch, which spun out of the University of Southern California, has created a […]
big ideas
Elon Musk has a plan to power the US.
He recently gave a speech to the National Governors Association. A 100 square mile installation of solar panels can provide enough energy to power the country, but there are distribution and storage problems. | learn more
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Studies show having power can cause brain damage.
This new study brings a whole new meaning to the oft-repeated phrase power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. Feeling powerful impairs the neural process of mirroring. Over time, it may cause functional changes to the brain. | learn more